If you suddenly got £100,000,000,000 what would you do?

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30 Jul 2009, 10:24 am

i would advertise on the internet that i had 100 billion and i wanted to talk to someone who could sell me the andromeda galaxy.

i am sure the owner would soon come forward and be prepared to accept 100 billion pounds for it.

then when the transaction was done, i would be the proud owner of andromeda.

what a bargain!! ! that is like $1 per star. hee hee hee.



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27 Dec 2014, 7:23 pm

Move to London so I could spend it without having to worry about foreign exchange rates...

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27 Dec 2014, 8:33 pm

I would buy a new pair of socks.



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27 Dec 2014, 9:12 pm

I like where I live. I have everything I need. My community is very small. I would use that money to start offering rewards for information leading to arrest and conviction of anyone living within the county who manufactures meth. Meth manufacturers would be my one exception to my opposition to capital punishment.



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28 Dec 2014, 12:14 am

I'd buy myself a house that was built to my specifications, out in the country. It would probably look like three two story houses with elevators built to look like three peas in a pod. The houses would be completely run on solar power. I'd also have a swimming pool that uses ozone instead of chlorine. I'd have my own personal gym in a smaller building that's also shaped and coloured like a pea.

I'd also buy myself an adult's loft bed that's painted electric blue to compliment my green bedroom walls that will match my curtains that will also be electric blue. I'd also buy a round pea green rug to go on my electric blue carpet beside my bed. I'd purchase a top of the line Alienware computer and the latest iPod that's of course, green.

I'd buy myself a leather corner sofa that will fit into one of the corners of my TV room, an 90" screen Smart TV that I can hook a keyboard up to and use as a giant computer. I'd buy myself a state of the art computer desk to put the Alienware keyboard on that can be moved out of the way when my guests or I want to watch TV. I'd also get myself a home satellite radio system as well as satellite TV. I'd also have two lampposts in my TV room that look like Victorian lampposts. I'd also have red velvet drapes behind my black leather couch. I'd also have a red rug in front of the corner sofa, that's square shaped.

My kitchen would be painted yellow. I'd have the latest range oven-stove. I'd have the most state of the art fridge that not only makes ice but also shaves ice that would be perfect for homemade Slurpees. I'd also buy myself the most state of the art microwave that would do all the work. All you do is put in the food that you want to cook and it does the rest for you. I'd also get myself the most state of the art dishwasher that I can find. My steel-topped kitchen table and futuristic chairs would be right in the centre of the kitchen with a light fixture that has the most state of the art LED spotlights, that has 8 mini spotlights on each side.

My bathroom would be painted many shades of blue with mini LED spotlights running down the middle of the ceiling. I'd have a shower that has a removable shower head and a jaquezi

I'd also get my Kinks-like vintage looking clothes custom made.

I'd also give my parents and my sister's family plenty of money to get their homes customized the way they want them, but the exteriors must stay a lush pea green.


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28 Dec 2014, 12:31 am

i'd sock a few million into annuities and retire. i'd pay off my nieces' and nephews' student loans. i'd get my disabled sister and her son a nice house. i'd split the rest between liberal political organizations and groups working against poverty in africa.



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28 Dec 2014, 2:18 am

I would probably get arrested.



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28 Dec 2014, 3:56 am

find a way to start a foundation. I would take 1 million of it to live on [plus another few hundred thou to fix all that is ailing in and on my body], then the rest would be invested in a philanthropic foundation to aid the American working class. one goal of my foundation would be to improve dental care here in America, as well as improve health care for the working class. I would also fund progressive political candidates.



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28 Dec 2014, 8:22 am

If I had over a billion dollars in US currency this what I would do.
1. Buy residences in CA, AZ, TX, and GA, England and Italy.
2. Fill them up with nice furniture and sound systems
3.Buy all the best firearms in the world hire someone to teach me how to shoot.
4. Buy the best Italian, German, and British cars: same as 3
5 Go on vacations every year.
6. Give a donation to any Ivy League school so I can attend.
7.Hire an escort.
8. Set 1% for medical expenses just in case.
9. Invest the rest.



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28 Dec 2014, 8:37 am

I'd use it to pay off my bills. I'd also share it with my fiancé and other members of my family, so they can use it however they wish. I will also give some to charity.


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28 Dec 2014, 1:02 pm

Oh, just the "usual" stuff----a 1-level house in the woods, with 3 bedrooms / 2 bathrooms, and all the amenities----including a treehouse, and a truck and 5th-wheeler. I'd save about a hundred million for myself; then, I'd institute a foundation for military veterans; institute a foundation (with housing) for the homeless; then, give the rest away (including, to my brothers and sisters). There's also a couple of businesses I've always wanted..... I've always wanted to design / make wedding gowns / evening gowns / "after 5" wear; and, I'd like to "flip" houses----but, in the GOOD way----where I'd buy, remodel / re-design / re-decorate, PROPERLY, and sell.



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28 Dec 2014, 2:50 pm

I´d buy house or apartment in a town, I love. Then I would help out my family and some friends. After that, I would travel and see places, get a help-organization rolling, rent a workshop with a grand piano and live happily painting, writing and making music.


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28 Dec 2014, 3:02 pm

Well a house would be a given, need one of those....wouldn't want it to be too excessively large, but large enough to where I always have room for friends/family or even acquaintances, should they need a place to stay. Aside from that IDK, I suppose I'd figure it out as I go. I guess I'd also need a very good speaker system...for music listening.

I'd want to help people with all that to, not just sit on a pile of cash.


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28 Dec 2014, 3:12 pm

Nambo wrote:
I would buy a new pair of socks.



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28 Dec 2014, 6:30 pm

Become a movie and TV show producer. Whether it's producing my own ideas or other people's who I find interesting. I'd primarily focus on stories that are unique and have a lot of heart.

Which would still leave me a ton of money for family, maybe friends, and myself. Heck, I could produce low budget movies if I wanted to. Not every film needs to made for 50 million.



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28 Dec 2014, 8:09 pm

I'd buy each adult in my family a state of the art vehicle of their choice. I'd even go to driving school and buy myself the most state of the art pea green vehicle that's on the market.

I'd also have houses custom made for my two closest friends, Dean and Barb. Dean's house would be a replica of his favourite vegetable, a beet. Barb's would be a replica of a giant blueberry, her favourite fruit. Both two story houses would be entirely powered by solar panels. I'd also give them plenty of $$$ to decorate the interiors of their houses any way they wish. Changing my mind about the peas in the pod house, the entire peas in the pod house would be mine. I'd build a two story house to my parents liking and another two story house to the liking of my sister and her family. I'd give my immediate families $$$ to decorate and light their house to their likings and specifications. I'd do it this way, because not everybody would appreciate a pea green house, never mind one that looks like a pea pod.

I'd also buy Dean the latest state of the art vehicle of his choice.

I'd also invite the rest of my friends and relatives to live on my property as well, having houses built to their specifications and likings. I'd give them each lots of $$$ to decorate their houses was they wish, inside and out.

Once all that is done, I'd divide the rest of my winnings between everyone who lives on my property and give each person the same amount of money to do as they wish with.

Back to my Sweet Peas in a Pod house, I'd have a music room that has a psychedelic mural on each wall. I'd also have CDs of all my favourite groups, bands and performers old and new. I'd also have boxed CD sets of all of my favourite artists and not just The Kinks because I'd have all the extra room and money for that all to be possible. That room would have all the state of the art stereo equipment including a turntable. There would also be a vintage Ludwig drum set, two electric guitars, an acoustic guitar and a 60s type organ that predated the synthesizer.


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